Details for Job Reference Number: V/No. 40/2022
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Position | DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATION (JCG 2) |
Job Reference Number | V/No. 40/2022 |
Number of Posts | 1 |
Terms of Service | Five (5) years contract-renewable subject to satisfactory performance |
Work Station | NAIROBI |
Date registered | 09-Dec-2022 |
Opening Date of Advert | 9-Dec-2022 |
Closing Date of Advert | 22-Dec-2022 |
Requirements | |
-For appointment to this position, the applicant must have: - | |
- i. A Bachelors Degree in either Communications Studies, Mass Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Media Studies, Corporate Communications, or any equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya; | |
- ii. A relevant Diploma from a recognised institution will be an added advantage; | |
- iii. Be a member of a relevant professional body in good standing; and | |
- iv. Must meet the requirements of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution. | |
- Work Experience: | |
- i. Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant work experience | |
- ii. At least three (3) years at Senior Management level; | |
- iii. A Masters Degree in either Communications Studies, Mass Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Media Studies, Corporate Communications, or any equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya ( is an added advantage). | |
- Core Job Competencies: | |
- • Public Speaking; | |
- • Interpersonal Communication; | |
- • Computing skills; | |
- • Communication skills; | |
- • Leadership skills; | |
- • negotiation skills; | |
- • problem solving skills; | |
- • analytical skills; | |
- • supervisory skills; | |
- • presentation skills | |
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Duties and Responsibilities | |
-Key Duties and Responsibilities: | |
- (i) Identifying and packaging Commission’s events for dissemination to the media and public; | |
- (ii) Manage corporate publications, articles and newsletters; | |
- (iii) Review the Corporate Communication strategy to align with emerging issues and trends; | |
- (iv) Draft speeches for commission functions; | |
- (v) Manage media relations and press releases including talk shows; | |
- (vi) Initiate public forums for propagation and promotion of commission policies, programs and projects; | |
- (vii) Collect information on Commission programmes, activities, significant events and disseminate the same to media and public; | |
- (viii) Coordinate corporate branding including website management; | |
- (ix) Develop appropriate strategies to address possible negative publicity against the Commission; | |
- (x) Providing clients and stakeholders with information about the commission’s activities through brochures, flyers and website updates including customer satisfactions surveys; | |
- (xi) Develop and nurture relations with diverse publics. | |
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Important Information | |
-The application must reach the Commission NOT LATER THAN 22ND DECEMBER 2022 AT 5.00PM. | |
- Applicants MUST take note that it is a criminal offence to provide false information and documents in the job application and the same will be verified by relevant bodies. | |
- Only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted. | |
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